#DDD9BC
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DDD9BC
#DDD9BC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCC0DD — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDD9BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDD9BC?
#DDD9BC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DDD9BC?
Use black text. Black on #DDD9BC has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDD9BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCC0DD, and analogous partners are #DDC9BC and #D1DDBC.